Sylvie
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- [ seel-VEE ]
- French
French form of SILVIA.
 | SILVIA female Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology Feminine form of SILVIUS. Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. This was also the name of a 6th-century saint, the mother of the pope Gregory the Great. It has been a common name in Italy since the Middle Ages. It was introduced to England by Shakespeare, who used it for a character in his play 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' (1594). | |||||||||||||||||||
| SILVIUS male Late Roman, Roman Mythology Derived from Latin silva "wood, forest". This was the family name of several of the legendary kings of Alba Longa. It was also the name of an early saint martyred in Alexandria. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| BULGARIAN: Silviya |
| CATALAN: Sílvia |
| CROATIAN: Silvija |
| CZECH: Silvie |
| DANISH: Sylvia |
| ENGLISH: Silvia, Sylvia |
| FINNISH: Sylvia |
| GERMAN: Silvia, Sylvia |
| HUNGARIAN: Szilvia |
| ITALIAN: Silvia |
| LATE ROMAN: Silvia |
| NORWEGIAN: Sylvia |
| POLISH: Sylwia |
| PORTUGUESE: Sílvia, Silvia |
| ROMAN MYTHOLOGY: Silvia |
| ROMANIAN: Silvia |
| SLOVAK: Silvia |
| SLOVENE: Silvija |
| SPANISH: Silvia |
| SWEDISH: Sylvia |
| DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
| BULGARIAN: Silva |
| FINNISH: Sylvi |
| NORWEGIAN: Sølvi, Sylvi |
| SLOVENE: Silva |
| SWEDISH: Sylvi |
| MASCULINE FORMS |
| CROATIAN: Silvijo, Silvio |
| ITALIAN: Silvio |
| LATE ROMAN: Silvius |
| PORTUGUESE: Silvio |
| ROMAN MYTHOLOGY: Silvius |
| ROMANIAN: Silviu |
| SPANISH: Silvio |